biddable

[ bid-uh-buhl ]

/ ˈbɪd ə bəl /

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adjective

Cards. adequate to bid upon: a biddable suit.

willing to do what is asked; obedient; tractable; docile: a biddable child.

that may be acquired by bidding: biddable merchandise.

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Origin of biddable

First recorded in 1820–30; bid¹ + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM biddable

bid·da·bil·i·ty, bid·da·ble·ness, nounbid·da·bly, adverbun·bid·da·ble, adjective

Words nearby biddable

Bida, bidactyly, bid adieu, bidarka, Bidault, biddable, Biddeford, bidden, bidding, bidding prayer, Biddle

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How to use biddable in a sentence

Amplify is “a nice way to quickly scale video content for publishers and creators,” but for now “it doesn’t outweigh the takeover, custom-branded notifications and standard biddable media on the platform,” an ad agency executive told Digiday.
Dow Jones expands Twitter ad revenue-sharing deal to include more properties and for additional years|Sara Guaglione|October 19, 2021|Digiday
He was a biddable boy, and went on without further question.
Judith Shakespeare|William Black
The girl obeyed implicitly, "as if she were a good, biddable child," thought Jim.
The Stolen Singer|Martha Idell Fletcher Bellinger
And Art was always good and biddable with her; never gave any back-talk, or was contrary.
Candle and Crib|K. F. Purdon

He is biddable and humble now, and will be more so presently; in a kind of transition state, he is.
A Pessimist|Robert Timsol
Whether this was so or not, it is certain that she was as docile and as biddable as need be.
An Open-Eyed Conspiracy|W. D. Howells

British Dictionary definitions for biddable

biddable

/ (ˈbɪdəbəl) /

adjective

having sufficient value to be bid on, as a hand or suit at bridge

docile; obedient

Derived forms of biddable

biddableness, nounbiddably, adverb

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